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Contango, Backwardation, and the Illusion of Tomorrow

What Commodity Futures Tell Us About Valuing the Present Over the Promised Land

Mar 19 • Juan Puig

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The Missile Was Never the Point

Markets don't fear the strike. They fear realizing they forgot to fear it.

Mar 12 • Juan Puig

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February 2026

About Sacred Fools & Heretics

Rituals, Superstitions, and the Sacred Fool in Markets

Feb 23 • Juan Puig

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Wielding Heikin-Ashi Like a Katana: Bushido Lessons from the Tokyo Markets

Is the "noise" of your life actually a signal you're choosing to ignore?

Feb 5 • Juan Puig

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December 2025

The Herd and The Hydra: Collective Panic, Herd Instincts, and Financial Stampedes

How fear spreads through markets like mythic monsters — and why wisdom lies in understanding the stampede, not outsmarting it.

Dec 2, 2025 • Juan Puig

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November 2025

Fortune’s Dice: Why Luck Rules Wall Street More Than Reason

What ancient philosophers and modern quants get wrong about randomness, risk, and our delusions of control.

Nov 10, 2025 • Juan Puig

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What the Volatility Smirk Reveals About Fear

Why the VIX Sends the Elite Fleeing into the Unknown

Nov 3, 2025 • Juan Puig

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October 2025

Your Car Has a Dashboard. Your Investments Should Too.

An Intuitive Guide to the Market's Hidden Forces.

Oct 14, 2025 • Juan Puig

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Five Unbreakable Rules for Thriving in Financial Market Uncertainty

How you trade is just a reflection of how you live.

Oct 5, 2025 • Juan Puig

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September 2025

How to Survive a Black Swan

How to Stop Fearing Black Swans and Start Benefiting From Them.

Sep 28, 2025 • Juan Puig

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Selling Your Life at a Premium

How the Relentless Force of Theta (Θ) Transforms Your Time into Your Greatest Asset.

Sep 21, 2025 • Juan Puig

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The Stoic's Iron Condor: Finding Peace in Probabilities

Peace is about defining the boundaries or what you're willing to worry about.

Sep 14, 2025 • Juan Puig

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